The Texan (1920)
The Texan (1920)
A thrilling tale of the great south-west.
Tex Benton, riding across the country, sees a turtle, catches a jack rabbit and tests out the old fable of the tortoise and the hare; when the rabbit wins, Tex vows to model his behavior on that style. In a border town, he rescues an Indian, "Bat," and the two become friends. In Wolfville, Tex enters a rodeo. Meanwhile, a stalled Eastern train carries Alice Marcum, the girl Tex decides he wants. Tex competes with an Easterner for the girl's attentions, but Tex, the "hare," loses to the Eastern tenderfoot, the "tortoise." Tex then concludes that he is not the marrying kind.

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Cast

Tom Mix Tom Mix As: Tex Benton
Gloria Hope Gloria Hope As: Alice Marcum
Charles K. French Charles K. French As: Wolf River Mayor
Sid Jordan Sid Jordan As: Jack Purdy
Bob Walker Bob Walker As: Winthrop Endicott
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Storyline

Tex Benton, riding across the country, sees a turtle, catches a jack rabbit and tests out the old fable of the tortoise and the hare; when the rabbit wins, Tex vows to model his behavior on that style. In a border town, he rescues an Indian, "Bat," and the two become friends. In Wolfville, Tex enters a rodeo. Meanwhile, a stalled Eastern train carries Alice Marcum, the girl Tex decides he wants. Tex competes with an Easterner for the girl's attentions, but Tex, the "hare," loses to the Eastern tenderfoot, the "tortoise." Tex then concludes that he is not the marrying kind.


Tagline: A thrilling tale of the great south-west.
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Western

Language: No Language

Release Date: 21 October 1920

Country: US

Runtime: 60m

Company Credits

Company: Fox Film Corporation

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Cast

Tom Mix

Tom Mix

Tex Benton

Gloria Hope

Gloria Hope

Alice Marcum

Charles K. French

Charles K. French

Wolf River Mayor

Sid Jordan

Sid Jordan

Jack Purdy

Bob Walker

Bob Walker

Winthrop Endicott

Pat Chrisman

Pat Chrisman

'Bat,' a Half-breed

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Writing Credits

James B. Hendryx

James B. Hendryx

Novel

Jules Furthman

Jules Furthman

Scenario Writer

Lynn Reynolds

Lynn Reynolds

Scenario Writer

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